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Haikus Are For Weenies
Limerick, Ireland: Home to humourousverse and, er, shortsI summarised last month in haiku. My good mate dozyoldbuga at the time said that 'Haiku are just limericks with a posh education'. Stung, I report the month in limerick form then. First, a roun...
Goodbye, award, it\'s been real
Advanced astronaut training.I never made it this farI'm supposed to pass on the award I got the other day, so it goes to Kate Lightfoot. Kate runs a warm and chatty blog from a village in Spain and she never fails to cheer me up, although her recipes...
It\'s Frothy, Man
Phew! I'll have another Grande pleaseSainsburys used to corner off a section where the old ladies and gents could come and have a natter and a cup of tea, for the princely sum of 30p. It was all a bit greasy and the tea was cold, but they'd warm it u...
Unaccustomed as I am...
My wife wins heaps of awards.This isn't her, obviouslyI got an award! Check it out! (I hung it up on the right, there). Thank you Sarah of The Good Girls; I'm quite touched. Go visit her for a warm taste of California sunshine.The last time I got an ...
EuroFudge
Referendum? What referendum?At last! Europe has appointed its first president. Please welcome: Herman Van Rompuy! Herman Van Who? You may well ask, and you wouldn't be alone. He is the prime minister of Belgium, a country about the size of Disney Wor...
Doctor Who?
One of Belle's many fansWho is Doctor Brooke Magnanti? Why, none other than Belle De Jour, the infamous £300-an-hour courtesan who has blogged her way to fame with detailed and very naughty accounts of her professional exploits. Apparently she got i...

